Weather-strip.



No. 635,708. Patented Oct. 24, 1859. m. YAKLEY a. u. r. PRUDDEN.

WEATHER STRIP.

(Application filed Jan. 11, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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NiTED STATES ATENT Enron.

MORTIMER YAKLEY AND NEWTON F. PRUDDEN, OF CHELSEA, MICHIGAN; SAID YAKLEYASSIGNOR TO SAID PRUDDEN.

WEATHER-STRIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 635,708, dated October24, 1899.

Application filed January 11,1899- Serial No. 701,860. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it nmy concern.

Be it known that we, MORTIMER YAKLEY and NEWTON F. PRUDDEN, citizens ofthe United States, and residents of Chelsea, in the county of VVashtenawand State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Weather-Strips; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawin gs, and to letters ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a perspective view showing the invention asin application. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section of the inventionas in application with the door closed. Fig. 3 is a detail view, partlybroken away, of the molding and spring-plate.

This invention is designed to provide a simple, efficient,readily-applied, durable, and comparatively inexpensive weather-strip ofimproved character and which is adapted to automatically take up oradjust itself to the wear of the parts.

iVith these objects in view the invention consists in the novelconstruction and conibination of parts, all as hereinafter described,and pointed out in the appended claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the letter A designates adoor,and B a doorframe and sill or threshold.

0 designates a molding of peculiar form which is secured to the outerface of the door a short distance above its bottom edge and whichextends transversely the full width of the door. This molding consistsof an upper horizontally-projecting portion having a plane under faceand a lower depending portion extending downward from the under side ofsaid upper portion and leaving a space or recess D between itself andtheface of the door. The lower part of this depending portion is formedwith a rounded face 0, as shown, for the purpose hereinafter described.IVhile this molding might be made in one piece, we have usuallypreferred to make it in two separate pieces, the upper portion beingsecured to the door by screws 0', while the lower portion is secured bylong screws 0 which extend across the upper portion of the space orrecess D and into the door. By this construction the upper portion ofthe molding is relieved from strain and is less liable to split orbreak.

E designates an edgewise-disposed springplate which is secured to thedoor within the space or recess D and which terminates at its free end,at about the center of the door, in a shoe F, at right angles thereto,of triangular form,with its inclined face opposite the rounded face 0 ofthe molding, as shown. This shoe F is at right angles toits plate. Thisspringplate is secured to the door, near the hinged edge of the latter,being thickened and perforated, as indicated at c, to provide seats forthe securing-screws. The inner face of said thickened portion isbeveled, as shown, in order to cause the plate to diverge somewhat fromthe face of the door throughout its length. In order that the said platemay always be secured to the hinged edge portion of the door, right andleft made plates are provided.

G designates a sill-plate having fiat upper and lower faces and which isof a length equal to the width of the doorway. This plate is pivotallyconnected to the sill or threshold at its outer edge by means of staplesg, which engage perforations in the plate with sufficient looseness topermit the plate to be turned entirely over, if desired, in order tofacilitate cleaning the sill. Said plate at its central portion is bentupwardly, as indicated at g, to form a lip or crown adapted to beengaged by the point of the shoe as the door closes.

When the door is open, the plate G lies fiat upon the sill or thresholdout of the way and as the door swings to the point of the shoe ridesunder the lip or crown g, thereby raising the said plate into aninclined position, with its free edge portion resting on the inclinedface of the shoe and its upper face bearing against the rounded lowerface a of the molding C. It will be readily seen that owing to thewedging action of theshoe the said plate G is caused to bear tightlyagainst said molding and that owing to the rounded face of the latter aperfect bearing is provided for said plate at any angle which it may ICOassume. Said plate therefore forms an efficient guard not only againstthe entrance of rain or snow underneath the door, but also excludes coldair. It will also be seen that as the plate G is wedged tightly againstthe molding C by the action of the shoe the pressure of said plateagainst the molding tends to close the door tightly to its seat in thecasing instead of tending to hold the door away from its seat, as is thecase with many other weatherstrips. The spring action of the plate E andthe wedging action of its shoe will automatically take up any wear ofthe parts. The said plate E being seated within the space or recess D isconcealed from view as well as protected from the weather. We are alsoenabled to use aplate of sufficient length to obtain a strong anddurable spring action, and being always secured to the hinged edgeportion of the door its action is supported by the door where it is bestable to receive and bear it.

In applying the invention to a door the latter is first closed andlatched. The spring is then secured thereto, as hereinbefore described,and in such position that the lower face of the shoe just (but freely)clears the sill. The sill-plate is next laid in place on the sill,resting on the inclined face of said shoe, which at this time standsoutfrom the door to the full extent of the spring action of the plate E,the free edge of the sill-plate being placed against the plate E. Itbeing made certain that the free edge of the sill-plate is equallydistant from the door at bot-l1 ends, said plate is nextstapled to thesill or threshold. It is then turned back away from the door and thespring and shoe are pressed back with the hand to their full extenttoward the door and are held in this position by driving In aweather-strip, the combination with a fiat sill-plate pivotally securedto the sill or threshold at its outer edge portion, of the moldingsecured to the door and having the depending rounded portion separatedfrom the door by a space or recess, the spring-plate within said spaceor recess and secured to an edge portion of the door by one end portion,and having its opposite extremity formed with a triangular shoe at rightangles thereto projecting outwardly underneath said molding at thecentral portion of the door, and having an inclined edge adjacent to therounded face of the molding, said shoe being adapted to ride underneaththe sill-plate and raise the same to inclined position with its freeedge portion within said space or recess and its upper surface incontact with the rounded face of the molding, substantially asspecified.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

MORTIMER YAKLEY. NEl/VTON F. PRUDDEN.

Witnesses:

JAooB F. ALBER, GEORGE T. KANTLEBRUER.

